come out
verb
came out; come out; coming out; comes out
1
a
: to come into public view : make a public appearance
a new magazine has come out
b
: to become evident
his pride came out in his refusal to accept help
2
: to declare oneself especially in public utterance
came out in favor of the proposal
3
: to turn out in an outcome : end up
everything came out all right
4
: to make a debut
5
a
: to openly declare one's sexual orientation or gender identity
came out as bisexual
decided to come out to her family
b
: to openly declare something about oneself previously kept hidden
—often used with as
blew his cover and came out as a CIA agent—
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Examples of come out in a Sentence
in the end everything came out OK
come out, come out wherever you are!
Recent Examples on the Web
At the age of 44, May came out of retirement and began training on the U.S.
—Vicki Valosik / Made By History, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
Of note: Papier has a book all about designing with art coming out this fall!
—Brianna Crane, Axios, 4 Aug. 2024
The first step was to set up a small-scale pilot version of the purification technology at the city’s wastewater plant — and test the water that came out of it.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2024
The images coming out of Venezuela—sent by its own citizens, using their phones—show a regime determined to silence and neutralize its opponents, with motorcycle-riding, pro-government armed groups, roaring past protesters and opening fire, sometimes into the air, sometimes into the crowds.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024
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Vicki Valosik / Made By History, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
Of note: Papier has a book all about designing with art coming out this fall!
—Brianna Crane, Axios, 4 Aug. 2024
The first step was to set up a small-scale pilot version of the purification technology at the city’s wastewater plant — and test the water that came out of it.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2024
The images coming out of Venezuela—sent by its own citizens, using their phones—show a regime determined to silence and neutralize its opponents, with motorcycle-riding, pro-government armed groups, roaring past protesters and opening fire, sometimes into the air, sometimes into the crowds.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024
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“Come out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20out. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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